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M.R. Mackenzie | Michael Mackenzie
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- McIlvanney Prize-nominated crime fiction author: The Reckoning, Women Who Kill, In The Silence. 📖
- Arrow Video senior producer: The Great Escape, The Silence of the Lambs, Deep Red. 📀
- Independentista. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿
- Views own, etc.
Very pleased for you both!
December 2, 2024 at 4:58 PM
Ultimately, I'd still put if ahead of Crystal Skull but behind the original three films (WAY behind, in the case of Raiders and Last Crusade).
November 27, 2024 at 10:27 PM
That said, it's not without its charm. I like curmudgeonly old man Indy (Ford's specialty these days) and there are a lot of great one-liners ("You're German. Don't try to be funny"). I also found myself won round by Waller-Bridge despite having initially scratched my head at the casting choice.
November 27, 2024 at 10:27 PM
I think I probably still feel roughly the same about it as I did after my first viewing. My biggest issue with it is how weightless and inconsequential everything feels. The action feels like it belongs in a video game IMO, and compares very unfavourably to anything in the original trilogy.
November 27, 2024 at 10:23 PM
Weirdly, I get so much done on short train rides. The 15-minute journey into town (or back) is the perfect writing sprint for me. I'll often get far more done in those 15 minutes than I will in an hour at my desk.
September 29, 2023 at 9:36 PM
Thanks, Emma!
September 28, 2023 at 4:03 PM